You should try the everlasting youth fluid . Its more for mature skin , it is luminous , it last and its more hydrating. For me its a better version of the skin illusion foundation.
Ohh love the foundation rests! I have my fingers crossed you will do a review of the new L’Oréal Age Perfect foundation and makeup line. I saw at my local Walgreens today an empty display setup so that means they should be getting it in soon. I guess it is suppose to be geared for more mature skin but so far the only reviews I have seen are from ppl in their 20’s and early 30’s. Oh and I am glad you spoke about the Pixi eyeshadow palette that was also a new display that was stocked and I was in the fence they seemed to be a bit pricey for drugstore
I don't want to spoil too much because I just filmed it a few days ago but I might have to move it up to next week instead of the week after because omg.... it's amazing.
Geek Out of Water oh I am soooo excited! Out of all the ppl I watch I value your opinion the most. I know you will be thorough, honest and fair. You are the closest I have come to myself with age, skin type and concerns so if you say it’s good then it’s good.
I have a grand goal of someday going back and screenshot-ing all of them to put into the master spreadsheet. That was the easiest format to get screenshots (for you guys, too!)
Foundation looks beautiful, and so does your eye look! I would love to know how you do it! I can’t get my shadows to pop like that! Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the review!
Ty Shelly. I’m needing more matte in the Florida heat these days. Plus I’ve become more oily in my tee zone. I’d love a review of the the other one !!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hehe and I totally messed up the order of what I edited because I think I have a couple more foundation reviews where I said foundation fix in them. Oh well! And I'm going to confuse everything even more because I'm jumping the new L'Oreal one a week ahead and then after it, older videos with my old camera will be filmed.... oy vey. Monday's video is a GRWM explaining my new camera and lighting, but I had to bump that one up to get an Octoly review posted in time... so then a few old camera videos will come up.... ahhhhhh well.
hi, shelly! looks good to me. it did a nice job with all your flaky areas too. out of my price range but happy to see it works well. have a great weekend! ~k
Love love love your makeup look today. Your eyes look fabulous! Would love to see a tutorial of how you got the look even though I know you are not as fond of it as I was! I still lean to more neutral looks and would love to see you do a tutorial of this look for those of us who prefer a more neutral look! Always look forward to your videos! Thanks again! Have a great weekend!
I already gave the palette away to my cleaning lady's daughter 😂but I'll put on my list to do a GRWM with a similar styled neutral look. This is my default approach to the neutral eyeshadow look.
I was loving the Clarins line of skincare a couple of years ago but my skin has slowly become more and more sensitive to fragrance and unfortunately most if not all their products contain fragrance. This one looks beautiful on you and I love that it's Mamma Geek approved! ❤️
I love foundation fest💕foundation looked beautiful on you, I can't wait for warmer weather in illinois,it was sunny today and my cat stretched next yo the window and enjoyed the warm sunshine😊
Me too! Chilly here today, in the 30s but the sun was out here, too - first time in several days, and the cats were just sprawled all over the house in sun puddles 😹
You’ve always referred to it as us getting our “foundation fix,” so, i thought that was kind of obvious... but I know not everyone has the same type of sayings, so maybe people won’t get confused anymore. 😉. Lol
I figure all of you guys from my OG audience "get" it but all of a sudden I started getting questions in messages about it, and I'm guessing it's because UA-cam must be showing my videos to more people that don't subscribe to me. It'll make filming easier because I won't be stuck putting a video on a Friday because I happened to say "Friday foundation fix" in the intro, when I would rather bump it up and post it sooner. I'll be able to put them all on any days :) And of course Fridays will always be foundation still.
😂 Brutal! How could anyone not understand what you mean? Every single Foundation Friday episode you say "Where you can get your fix of foundation, in between foundation fests." Very clear. Simple concept 🤦 I feel quite sorry for anyone too daft to grasp it. Although, I can't help but wonder if people are being deliberately obtuse? It is the Internet afterall🤨 And the word fix, while yes is used in reference to an addict acquiring their drug of choice, it is also commonly used to describe a variety of things a person might take pleasure in. So much pleasure to the extent we might exaggerate an addiction so to speak. Oh man there is a word that describes it perfectly, and it's on the tip of my tongue. Smh, it is going to drive me bonkers all night until I think of it! Anyway, I am fairly certain it references fix in such a way in the dictionary. This weekend I am going to get my babe fix, and once again, binge watch season three of Animal Kingdom. And tonight I needed a sugar fix, so I went through McDonald's drive-through, and ordered two ice cream cones. Hmmmm, yeah that example is embarrassing...just..just forget I mentioned it! 😳 Isn't it sort of sad though, that you have to change the name of your series, because the Internet is that simple? Ok! I better take my over worked, catty a$$ to bed before I say something truly snarky! Have a great weekend Shelly! 😊🤘
sweetox _ I have to stop myself from being snarky, too. I’ve noticed a troll here recently, and I have to stop myself from telling her where she can go. 😳😳😳
Wonderful review Shelley. I too would love to see a review of Clarins Everlasting Youth Fluid, but also the Clarins Instant Concealer (the one in the squeezy tube): I’ve heard good things about it. Have a lovely weekend 💖
Been there, done that with Pixi eyeshadows. They look so pretty in the palette but just don't deliver on pigment. That was a fool me once for me, especially for the price. Looking forward to your Milani review! :)
It's funny that you mention that the peeling gels help your retin-a peelies. They do for me as well. A lot of people don't believe in them, stating that they really don't remove dead skin. I understand their logic, but all I know is that my face has a LOT less dead skin after I use them, and makeup application is proof. I buy inexpensive ones from Amazon, but I'm sure the Saturday Skin is nice. The CURE is the one I'd buy if I was going to spend a lot of cash.
I ended up ordering the full size Saturday Skin and used it one more time after I started getting flaky again and.... flakes vanished!!! I am going to start working it in twice a week if my skin will take it.
😆 so frustrating to see you try this and have a bit of concern about clinging to dry, etc. I think it looks great on you, but understand in person it's a whole other situation. I am considerably older and live in a cold harsh climate and have been using the Double Lasting Foundation by Etude House has SPF of 42. Not sure if you want to give it a go. You may remember I never powder and this is a semi matte, but it really works well with a very well squeezed out sponge and easily gives a medium coverage. I probably already told you about this :( ..... I'm in the Amber shade however being an Asian foundation they go very light with I believe 6 colors. Thank you Shelly for your great review! XOXO to the kitties!
I have wrinkles .... I 'm old .... anyway I am wondering how the foundation would look with a more moisturizing cream or primer ...... I just recently picked up a sample of the Clarins new Anti Aging Line Correcting Firming Lifting --- Yelp it's suppose to do it all --- it's not bad and I think that I will be buying it ..... so I need a more natural youthful look and was surprised at how this ended up looking ... I may need to get a sample to day cause Sephore's sale end on Monday ..... Thanks for sharing ..... Hugs ...... Shirlene
Amazing review, thankyou. I am super dry and use the skin illusion as my daily foundation. It clings to those flakies that aren't ready to find a new home but on the most part it works best for me. I was worried this would be too drying but I'd deff give it a shot in the future.
Nice foundation. It held up nicely. Doesn't look matte on your skin. Good choice, Shelly. I should look at you foundation list. Have you tried the Wander Beauty foundation? It's surprisingly good, but limited color choices. Enjoy your weekend! 💓
I'm loving it!! I just got the shipment notification that my first box with the upped tretinoin and the new "rich" moisturizer has been shipped. The other night I tried a sample of the Saturday Skin peeling gel and it got rid of my peels for a full week. I don't know if it was coincidence but I'm tempted to buy it to find out.
Great review Shelly. You are the only one I trust for dry mature skin reviews. Can you pleas suggest a drugstore foundation for 49 years dry skin and it does not need a powder on top of the foundation.
I enjoy the CoverGirl TruBlend Matte Made (which is more of a satin finish on me). Most foundations I have to set with powder, but this one I don't and it doesn't dry me out.
For everyday I'd go Skin Illusion - it's so easy to put on for a quick makeup day for work (I use it a lot for that!) I think this one you have to have the time to do the mid-range full-face (like a 30 minute makeup job). That's the only reason I'd lean Skin Illusion - quality wise I like them equally!
Hi !looks good!Can you wear fullcovered foundation without it looking cakey?I tryd rimmel 25 hour lasting finish ,estee lauder dubbel wear and other foundations but it always looks so powdery ..weird thing is that my face never feels dry at all ...just normal.What is your favourite fullcoveredg foundation for summertime that is sweatproof ?
I really enjoy the YSL All Hours in the summer. It's full coverage and matte but not a dry finish at all. I have good luck with the Urban Decay All Nighter too - I wore that last Halloween when I was wearing a face mask for several hours (and sweating), and when I took the mask off I was able to just touch up the spots where the mask rubbed my foundation and everything else still looked great.
I hate to hear that about that pixie palette I got a duo of theirs and it’s pigment is pretty good on it I enjoyed it. Oh and I got the foundation fix thing lol I thought it was clever and funny.
Hehe there's no advantage except to satisfy my desire for MORE 😂I was able to use them both together with over-the-counter retinols, but I think the strength of the tretinoin even at its weakest is such that I probably won't be able to use them together anymore.
Geek Out of Water OH.. You're funny. 😂 I bumped up to.05 tretinoin in December and I'm still not able to use it every day. I never had the first problem... No peeling or anything on every strength up til now. But I think the new strength right when winter started was a bad idea.
Love the look of this! Speaking of luminosity, have you checked out the makeup that Renee Zellweger has been wearing at the recent awards shows (BAFTAS, Oscars)? Wish I could get that beautiful natural look and shine that appears to say "no makeup" but, given her age, obviously is. Would love your thoughts on it.
@@goow oh yes and concealer and every other type of trick known. However, it looks SO magnificent you would think she was born yesterday, looking like she has perfect skin at her age.
You do look very pretty. I also like that shade of red lipstick on your complexion. Too bad the eyeshadow was difficult to work with. Pixie products seems sort of overpriced for what they are. Speaking of cool toned eyeshadows, are you interested in the Enduring Love palette by Sydney Grace? I just got mine and I love it! I got the deep one. Sydney Grace really did an iconic thing by making a light and deep version of the same palette. GENIUS!! Back to the foundation...I am very frustrated with Clarins' shade range. I can't believe that they only have 2 "deeper" shades. Just going off of the shade names on their website, I would most likely be the next to last shade. How is that even possible?! I lived in Korea for 2 years, and I understand that the population is primarily homogeneous in both Korea and Japan. So if it's a product that is exclusively sold in those countries, I sort of understand...sort of. But Clarins is definitely an international brand, so that shade range is terrible...just terrible. Even though they have a shade that would probably work for me, I can't support this. I don't think it's too much to ask to have a good balance of shades, not necessarily a lot of shades. For example I love the Physician's Formula Healthy foundation. In the past they have not been known for an inclusive shade range. But when they came out with that one, they had 24 shades. And more importantly, it was well balanced. So b/c they listened to the criticism and made a change, I bought it (I like to vote w/ my dollars). Just so happens that I love the formula as well. Win/win. Another good example is Fenty. When they initially launched with 40 shades, I actually didn't have a good shade match. But I didn't complain b/c what they were selling was equally balanced across the board. So it's less about if a brand has a good match for me, and more about attempting to cover a wide range of skin tones. I really hate having to still think about this in 2020. It's getting old. But I feel like if I don't continue to speak up and let brands know how I feel, then options for not only myself, but my mom, my aunt, cousins and eventually my daughter will go back to being hard to find. I don't think that you should stop reviewing foundations with a poor range. If anything, I think it's helpful. Because if you and I have similar skin types and issues and you like the foundation, but I don't have a shade (or it's a crappy range),then it could be a learning opportunity for those brands. Although, nowadays, I really doubt that these companies don't know. I think a case could be made, that they just don't care.😔
At this point you would think companies would get the hint, especially when you look at the accolades that go around when another company releases a very inclusive shade range. You're right - it's ridiculous that we still have to deal with this in 2020.
I was looking at other foundations in their lines and some have many more. I haven't followed them to know if they're the kind of company that launches with a smaller range and grows the shade selection if the line is popular, or not. 10 shades is definitely not enough. They're one of the few brands with small ranges that I get pretty lucky with close matches.
Thank you for making yourself the guinea pig for the rest of us! Love this series!!! No matter what you call it.
You should try the everlasting youth fluid . Its more for mature skin , it is luminous , it last and its more hydrating. For me its a better version of the skin illusion foundation.
Oh please shelly do a review on the everlasting youth fluid...I'm tempted to get it but not many reviews on it? 🤔 x
Ohh love the foundation rests! I have my fingers crossed you will do a review of the new L’Oréal Age Perfect foundation and makeup line. I saw at my local Walgreens today an empty display setup so that means they should be getting it in soon. I guess it is suppose to be geared for more mature skin but so far the only reviews I have seen are from ppl in their 20’s and early 30’s.
Oh and I am glad you spoke about the Pixi eyeshadow palette that was also a new display that was stocked and I was in the fence they seemed to be a bit pricey for drugstore
I don't want to spoil too much because I just filmed it a few days ago but I might have to move it up to next week instead of the week after because omg.... it's amazing.
Geek Out of Water oh I am soooo excited! Out of all the ppl I watch I value your opinion the most. I know you will be thorough, honest and fair. You are the closest I have come to myself with age, skin type and concerns so if you say it’s good then it’s good.
I love how you list your swatches!! Nobody does that!!!
I have a grand goal of someday going back and screenshot-ing all of them to put into the master spreadsheet. That was the easiest format to get screenshots (for you guys, too!)
@@goow thank you for your hard work!
I’m a recovering addict just celebrated 450 days clean and I loved the name foundation fix as my new addiction is makeup lmao 😂
😂It's totally my addiction! And congrats! Hard work for sure.
Good for you girl!!!💖
Love the rainbow cat ears & green nails
Foundation looks beautiful, and so does your eye look! I would love to know how you do it! I can’t get my shadows to pop like that! Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the review!
Ty Shelly. I’m needing more matte in the Florida heat these days. Plus I’ve become more oily in my tee zone. I’d love a review of the the other one !!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well, now that you’ve said Foundation Fest over Foundation Fix, I want a “Foundation Fix” in which you’ll fix troublesome foundations!!!
Hehe and I totally messed up the order of what I edited because I think I have a couple more foundation reviews where I said foundation fix in them. Oh well! And I'm going to confuse everything even more because I'm jumping the new L'Oreal one a week ahead and then after it, older videos with my old camera will be filmed.... oy vey. Monday's video is a GRWM explaining my new camera and lighting, but I had to bump that one up to get an Octoly review posted in time... so then a few old camera videos will come up.... ahhhhhh well.
hi, shelly! looks good to me. it did a nice job with all your flaky areas too. out of my price range but happy to see it works well. have a great weekend! ~k
I’m sharing it on twitter too! You deserve higher numbers miss shelly!!
Hi Shelly love it just do it any day of the week love it foundation fest!!!
Love love love your makeup look today. Your eyes look fabulous! Would love to see a tutorial of how you got the look even though I know you are not as fond of it as I was! I still lean to more neutral looks and would love to see you do a tutorial of this look for those of us who prefer a more neutral look! Always look forward to your videos! Thanks again! Have a great weekend!
I already gave the palette away to my cleaning lady's daughter 😂but I'll put on my list to do a GRWM with a similar styled neutral look. This is my default approach to the neutral eyeshadow look.
I was loving the Clarins line of skincare a couple of years ago but my skin has slowly become more and more sensitive to fragrance and unfortunately most if not all their products contain fragrance. This one looks beautiful on you and I love that it's Mamma Geek approved! ❤️
I love foundation fest💕foundation looked beautiful on you, I can't wait for warmer weather in illinois,it was sunny today and my cat stretched next yo the window and enjoyed the warm sunshine😊
Me too! Chilly here today, in the 30s but the sun was out here, too - first time in several days, and the cats were just sprawled all over the house in sun puddles 😹
You’ve always referred to it as us getting our “foundation fix,” so, i thought that was kind of obvious... but I know not everyone has the same type of sayings, so maybe people won’t get confused anymore. 😉. Lol
I figure all of you guys from my OG audience "get" it but all of a sudden I started getting questions in messages about it, and I'm guessing it's because UA-cam must be showing my videos to more people that don't subscribe to me. It'll make filming easier because I won't be stuck putting a video on a Friday because I happened to say "Friday foundation fix" in the intro, when I would rather bump it up and post it sooner. I'll be able to put them all on any days :) And of course Fridays will always be foundation still.
😂 Brutal! How could anyone not understand what you mean? Every single Foundation Friday episode you say "Where you can get your fix of foundation, in between foundation fests." Very clear. Simple concept 🤦 I feel quite sorry for anyone too daft to grasp it. Although, I can't help but wonder if people are being deliberately obtuse? It is the Internet afterall🤨
And the word fix, while yes is used in reference to an addict acquiring their drug of choice, it is also commonly used to describe a variety of things a person might take pleasure in. So much pleasure to the extent we might exaggerate an addiction so to speak. Oh man there is a word that describes it perfectly, and it's on the tip of my tongue. Smh, it is going to drive me bonkers all night until I think of it! Anyway, I am fairly certain it references fix in such a way in the dictionary. This weekend I am going to get my babe fix, and once again, binge watch season three of Animal Kingdom. And tonight I needed a sugar fix, so I went through McDonald's drive-through, and ordered two ice cream cones. Hmmmm, yeah that example is embarrassing...just..just forget I mentioned it! 😳
Isn't it sort of sad though, that you have to change the name of your series, because the Internet is that simple? Ok! I better take my over worked, catty a$$ to bed before I say something truly snarky! Have a great weekend Shelly! 😊🤘
sweetox _ I have to stop myself from being snarky, too. I’ve noticed a troll here recently, and I have to stop myself from telling her where she can go. 😳😳😳
I'm trying to think of it as a positive - it must mean that UA-cam is putting my videos in front of more non-subscribers :)
I think it would be a great foundation for summer and/or more humid days. Thank you for all that you do!
Wonderful review Shelley. I too would love to see a review of Clarins Everlasting Youth Fluid, but also the Clarins Instant Concealer (the one in the squeezy tube): I’ve heard good things about it. Have a lovely weekend 💖
Been there, done that with Pixi eyeshadows. They look so pretty in the palette but just don't deliver on pigment. That was a fool me once for me, especially for the price. Looking forward to your Milani review! :)
helpfulnatural I agree! I would love eye look tutorials. 🥰
@@rebeccaduffin8752 I want to see her review of the new Milani foundation, Screen Queen. :-)
If all goes well, Milani will post on Friday this week! =D
Oooh I liked the shade & undertone! And for a matte foundation, I thought it looked really pretty.
Another good one!!!yay!!💗
It's funny that you mention that the peeling gels help your retin-a peelies. They do for me as well. A lot of people don't believe in them, stating that they really don't remove dead skin. I understand their logic, but all I know is that my face has a LOT less dead skin after I use them, and makeup application is proof. I buy inexpensive ones from Amazon, but I'm sure the Saturday Skin is nice. The CURE is the one I'd buy if I was going to spend a lot of cash.
I ended up ordering the full size Saturday Skin and used it one more time after I started getting flaky again and.... flakes vanished!!! I am going to start working it in twice a week if my skin will take it.
😆 so frustrating to see you try this and have a bit of concern about clinging to dry, etc. I think it looks great on you, but understand in person it's a whole other situation. I am considerably older and live in a cold harsh climate and have been using the Double Lasting Foundation by Etude House has SPF of 42. Not sure if you want to give it a go. You may remember I never powder and this is a semi matte, but it really works well with a very well squeezed out sponge and easily gives a medium coverage. I probably already told you about this :( ..... I'm in the Amber shade however being an Asian foundation they go very light with I believe 6 colors. Thank you Shelly for your great review! XOXO to the kitties!
I hadn't written it down so this time I did!!
I have wrinkles .... I 'm old .... anyway I am wondering how the foundation would look with a more moisturizing cream or primer ...... I just recently picked up a sample of the Clarins new Anti Aging Line Correcting Firming Lifting --- Yelp it's suppose to do it all --- it's not bad and I think that I will be buying it ..... so I need a more natural youthful look and was surprised at how this ended up looking ... I may need to get a sample to day cause Sephore's sale end on Monday ..... Thanks for sharing ..... Hugs ...... Shirlene
Amazing review, thankyou. I am super dry and use the skin illusion as my daily foundation. It clings to those flakies that aren't ready to find a new home but on the most part it works best for me. I was worried this would be too drying but I'd deff give it a shot in the future.
This foundation looks very pretty ....love the eye look, too...
Nice foundation. It held up nicely. Doesn't look matte on your skin. Good choice, Shelly.
I should look at you foundation list. Have you tried the Wander Beauty foundation? It's surprisingly good, but limited color choices.
Enjoy your weekend! 💓
It was OK on me! Ended up with a B- : )
@@goow there will always be others! 😊
How are you doing with the Curology? I'm always peeling.😁 But I know that it's working! You look great!❤
I'm loving it!! I just got the shipment notification that my first box with the upped tretinoin and the new "rich" moisturizer has been shipped. The other night I tried a sample of the Saturday Skin peeling gel and it got rid of my peels for a full week. I don't know if it was coincidence but I'm tempted to buy it to find out.
@@goow Definitely going to look into the Saturday Skin! Sounds like a dream come true! Thanks Shelly ❤
Hi Shelly, can you review the Kosas reveal concealer please? 🙏🏻❤️
Great review Shelly. You are the only one I trust for dry mature skin reviews. Can you pleas suggest a drugstore foundation for 49 years dry skin and it does not need a powder on top of the foundation.
I enjoy the CoverGirl TruBlend Matte Made (which is more of a satin finish on me). Most foundations I have to set with powder, but this one I don't and it doesn't dry me out.
OK Shelly, this or skin illusion foundation??? BTW, I love seeing your cats, when they happen.
For everyday I'd go Skin Illusion - it's so easy to put on for a quick makeup day for work (I use it a lot for that!) I think this one you have to have the time to do the mid-range full-face (like a 30 minute makeup job). That's the only reason I'd lean Skin Illusion - quality wise I like them equally!
@@goow Thanks!
Thanks again for another great review!
Looks great!😊
The opening of this video has me rolling! 🤣
Hope ur still loving the purito sunscreen! I bought it, just waiting for delivery. TSA took my good expensive sunscreen 🤬
Oooooh I'd be mad too!!!
Hi !looks good!Can you wear fullcovered foundation without it looking cakey?I tryd rimmel 25 hour lasting finish ,estee lauder dubbel wear and other foundations but it always looks so powdery ..weird thing is that my face never feels dry at all ...just normal.What is your favourite fullcoveredg foundation for summertime that is sweatproof ?
I really enjoy the YSL All Hours in the summer. It's full coverage and matte but not a dry finish at all. I have good luck with the Urban Decay All Nighter too - I wore that last Halloween when I was wearing a face mask for several hours (and sweating), and when I took the mask off I was able to just touch up the spots where the mask rubbed my foundation and everything else still looked great.
I hate to hear that about that pixie palette I got a duo of theirs and it’s pigment is pretty good on it I enjoyed it. Oh and I got the foundation fix thing lol I thought it was clever and funny.
Have you tried the new Laura Mercier concealer? Looks juicy
Not yet! Added to my list!
Tretinoin and glycolic acid at the same time? You mean like the same night? Yikes. What's the advantage of that? BTW, love the red lip!
Hehe there's no advantage except to satisfy my desire for MORE 😂I was able to use them both together with over-the-counter retinols, but I think the strength of the tretinoin even at its weakest is such that I probably won't be able to use them together anymore.
Geek Out of Water OH.. You're funny. 😂 I bumped up to.05 tretinoin in December and I'm still not able to use it every day. I never had the first problem... No peeling or anything on every strength up til now. But I think the new strength right when winter started was a bad idea.
Love the look of this! Speaking of luminosity, have you checked out the makeup that Renee Zellweger has been wearing at the recent awards shows (BAFTAS, Oscars)? Wish I could get that beautiful natural look and shine that appears to say "no makeup" but, given her age, obviously is. Would love your thoughts on it.
Wow I wish I knew what foundation that was! I just looked up some photos - it's perfectly natural but surely she's wearing foundation, right??!
@@goow oh yes and concealer and every other type of trick known. However, it looks SO magnificent you would think she was born yesterday, looking like she has perfect skin at her age.
@@goow I think it is Sisleya Le Teint foundation.
You do look very pretty. I also like that shade of red lipstick on your complexion. Too bad the eyeshadow was difficult to work with. Pixie products seems sort of overpriced for what they are. Speaking of cool toned eyeshadows, are you interested in the Enduring Love palette by Sydney Grace? I just got mine and I love it! I got the deep one. Sydney Grace really did an iconic thing by making a light and deep version of the same palette. GENIUS!!
Back to the foundation...I am very frustrated with Clarins' shade range. I can't believe that they only have 2 "deeper" shades. Just going off of the shade names on their website, I would most likely be the next to last shade. How is that even possible?! I lived in Korea for 2 years, and I understand that the population is primarily homogeneous in both Korea and Japan. So if it's a product that is exclusively sold in those countries, I sort of understand...sort of. But Clarins is definitely an international brand, so that shade range is terrible...just terrible. Even though they have a shade that would probably work for me, I can't support this. I don't think it's too much to ask to have a good balance of shades, not necessarily a lot of shades. For example I love the Physician's Formula Healthy foundation. In the past they have not been known for an inclusive shade range. But when they came out with that one, they had 24 shades. And more importantly, it was well balanced. So b/c they listened to the criticism and made a change, I bought it (I like to vote w/ my dollars). Just so happens that I love the formula as well. Win/win. Another good example is Fenty. When they initially launched with 40 shades, I actually didn't have a good shade match. But I didn't complain b/c what they were selling was equally balanced across the board. So it's less about if a brand has a good match for me, and more about attempting to cover a wide range of skin tones. I really hate having to still think about this in 2020. It's getting old. But I feel like if I don't continue to speak up and let brands know how I feel, then options for not only myself, but my mom, my aunt, cousins and eventually my daughter will go back to being hard to find. I don't think that you should stop reviewing foundations with a poor range. If anything, I think it's helpful. Because if you and I have similar skin types and issues and you like the foundation, but I don't have a shade (or it's a crappy range),then it could be a learning opportunity for those brands. Although, nowadays, I really doubt that these companies don't know. I think a case could be made, that they just don't care.😔
At this point you would think companies would get the hint, especially when you look at the accolades that go around when another company releases a very inclusive shade range. You're right - it's ridiculous that we still have to deal with this in 2020.
@@goow ❤
How would you compare the Colourpop Tinted Moisturizer with the L'Oréal Age Perfect Radiant Serum Foundation SPF 50?
I've got the Age Perfect review coming on Wednesday! Spoiler alert - I prefer Age Perfect.
@@goow Thank you for responding - I can't wait for your review!!
I am in Hawaii and just thought it is not 8:00. Ha!
Is this the same thing as their Everlasting Youth fluid ?
They're two different foundations (though I want to try that one, too!)
Geek Out of Water I’ve tried it , it was ok
How does a large company like Clarins, which has been in business since 1954, release only 10 shades in a foundation? That’s the real question.
I was looking at other foundations in their lines and some have many more. I haven't followed them to know if they're the kind of company that launches with a smaller range and grows the shade selection if the line is popular, or not. 10 shades is definitely not enough. They're one of the few brands with small ranges that I get pretty lucky with close matches.
Geek Out of Water this foundation has been out for about 10 years (maybe more) and has 16 shades.
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Have you tried Lottie London yet Shelley? I am so impressed with their little square palettes, the quality is as good as any high end brand I think
I haven't tried much! I'll check out those palettes :)